Septo-optic dysplasia with growth hormone deficiency (de morsier syndrome)

Abstract

A 7-year-old girl is described with septo-optic dysplasia. This consists of hypoplastic optic discs with a characteristic double margin, and absence of the septum pellucidum. In addition, she was growth retarded, and shown to be growth hormone deficient. The diagnosis can be made clinically, and the syndrome is not as rare as was once believed.